6/24/17 -- Still, no job but interesting developments; I received this automated phone call telling me to be at the Public Services building for a meeting. I listened to it several times to make sure I understood it right, namely because I completely despise getting calls like that! Then I got online and discovered that there were letters on the website that I got the information from, so I went ahead and attended this meeting. I found out some very interesting and helpful information. It looks like I will be getting some help in getting some, not too serious, work done on my car, getting help in improving my knowledge Microsoft Excel, Word and others which I need in order to get the type of job that i really want. All I gotta do is show that I working on finding jobs and/or making headway in finding out info on taking a couple of classes. This is the kind of help that I can use, however God still needs to help me out with the cash part of things to pay my bills.
I seriously don't like not doing something to bring in an income. The temporary job came to an end and apparently the temp job service didn't think to put me down as available after receiving the call from the boss I had at the printing company I had worked at. I find that ridiculous, after making the phone call, myself, they now have me as available.
I didn't hear from my son, on my birthday, but I am not surprised because it was Father's day so he was probably to caught up in whatever they were doing for that. I honestly didn't expect to hear from him, altho it really would have been nice. Honestly, I haven't heard from him since Mother's day. I have sent him a couple of messages and he hasn't responded to any of them, it would be nice if he would respond in some way but I can tell that he has at least see them, which is a good thing.
I have been experimenting with different recipes that are "paleo" for bread substitutes, and I gotta be honest, I don't think that I will be going completely "paleo" in that area because I don't like the texture, (I know I should, could get used to it) but I really don't eat that much bread type stuff, anyway, that I doubt it will make that much of a difference. Now, I can make sure the bread stuff, like naan bread, and such is good quality meaning little to no junk it in.
I even broke down and made my own chocolate ice cream, which is nice because I can monitor the amount of sugar that goes in it. Now the recipe that made the base from only had a cup of sugar in it, but given the amount of half and half that went in it, that really doesn't amount to that much sugar per serving. Not to mention, I never use refined sugar which is a no, no when you have thyroid problems. Plus, whenever I make stuff that requires sugar I rarely put in the full amount of sugar because I usually am adding other things that are going to be sweet too.
I really need to be watchful on the Ice Cream because I have a habit of going to crazy with it being in my freezer, I like ice cream too much. Now that I have made the base I have to put it in my ice cream machine, I think I will have to do that twice, the recipe is double of what my ice cream machine will hold. Plus I do have some chips that I can put in it to add some crunch and stuff but I doubt that I will because I don't like hard stuff in my ice cream, I prefer something like cookies in it.
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Monday, June 19, 2017
Birthday
6/19/17 -- So, this past Saturday, I spent the day with my friends, that moved about 45 minutes away, several months ago. I got to hold their 1 month old twin boys, and carry one of them around at a little strawberry festival. I have been waiting a while to do that. We we finally got back to their place she fed both boys then took off to do somethings outside. We talked while she nursed an I noticed 3 baskets of clothes that needed folded, so I started folding as we talked, continued while she was outside, til I was all done. 1 basket of all girls clothes, 1 basket of all boys clothes, and one that had the parents clothes in it. When I got done with the clothes I got things going for dinner. I brought the stuff for make gluten free pizza, first time using this recipe, too. It is actually a whole30 approved, too.
However, I pretty much blew the whole30 plan this weekend, due to it being my birthday, and the oldest daughter decided to make me a birthday, cake (gluten free) and she decorated it all by herself. I made some special cupcakes for church and to take with me to see my dad, in the nursing home, for Father's Day. After my cupcakes were in the oven, I lit the candles on the cake and sat in a chair at the head of the table so she could bring me the cake. After which, all of her siblings (old enough to) sang/yelled happy birthday to me. That was the best birthday ever, in a long time.
The pizza turned out pretty darn tasty, I just have to remember to not put it in a pan that is too big. I got home Saturday night, at 11:30pm which has been pretty typical whenever I have gone to their house. Next time I go, though, I am going to plan on spending the night. They actually have a spare bedroom that is specifically for sleep over, if necessary.
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Job Searching, Again
6/15/17 -- So, Job searching has once again entered my duties, as I mentioned in an earlier blog, the job I had ended this past Friday. The sad thing is job hunting is all on line, which is so impersonal. Oh well, such is life.
I recently have been to the doctor concerning the issues the I have been having with my left hand. It's been going numb and tingly. I had a test done yesterday, and the results today, and carpal tunnel surgery on my hand and some sort of release surgery on my elbow, as the numbness is including my pinky finger. First the Dr. wants me to try occupational therapy for the elbow, to see if that relieves any of the numbness/tingling. However, the surgery for my hand is a done deal, the carpal tunnel is bad enough, will continue to get worse, if something isn't done. Short of a miracle, which my God isn't beyond doing, I will have to have surgery in a month, he wants 4 weeks of OT.
So, we shall see. The bad thing about all this is the fact that it's my left had, I am left handed for writing and some other things that I think we all do with our left hands.
I recently have been to the doctor concerning the issues the I have been having with my left hand. It's been going numb and tingly. I had a test done yesterday, and the results today, and carpal tunnel surgery on my hand and some sort of release surgery on my elbow, as the numbness is including my pinky finger. First the Dr. wants me to try occupational therapy for the elbow, to see if that relieves any of the numbness/tingling. However, the surgery for my hand is a done deal, the carpal tunnel is bad enough, will continue to get worse, if something isn't done. Short of a miracle, which my God isn't beyond doing, I will have to have surgery in a month, he wants 4 weeks of OT.
So, we shall see. The bad thing about all this is the fact that it's my left had, I am left handed for writing and some other things that I think we all do with our left hands.
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
More stuff
6/13/17 -- So many things have been going on since my last blog, I know that I haven't been doing a very good job blogging on a regular basis but sometimes I just don't feel like it or other stuff gets in the way.
I was let go or put on "lay off" from the printing company that I had been working at, for the last 9 weeks-ish. I am welcome to come back tho, whenever they need me, however I can't wait for them to call me. I need something more permanent. I just don't have the lifestyle that allows for working and not working. It would work if I had a spouse who was the primary "bread winner" but since I don't have a spouse, I gotta be.
Thankfully, I purchased a portable a/c just before this heat and humidity settled in.
As far as the Whole30 plan, I have been sticking pretty closely to it. I have found some really good Paleo recipes which are what I am going to be making this week.
I found a good recipe for my favorite bread and that is Na'an bread, so soft and yummy. I do plan on making that, I have the ingredients for it along with pancakes. I was having issues with staying awake, so I went to the dr to see if he had any ideas as to why. There are two things that he want so to do, one, if it works the other isn't needed. Due to the change in my diet it seems that I am not getting enough complex carbohydrates so he suggested that I try adding that to my diet. I immediately though of Ezekiel bread which is a sprouted grain bread. I am not a bread person, unless it's for sandwiches even then I am super picky about the bread I eat. So, I picked up some Ezekial english type muffins, they are denser than normal english muffins, yet they are soft. When I was working I would eat half of one with breakfast then put sunflower seed butter on the other half and take it to work for a snack. For the couple of days that i did that I noticed a difference. I need to just be watchful that i don't go over board on adding stuff back in. I don't want to gain the weight back that I have lost.
I made a iffy choice and bought ice cream, a small amount but ice cream nonetheless. It was on sale, like a good sale, and I just bought it. However, I have been good and only eating a couple of spoonfuls at a time. I also ran across a brand of potato chips that i haven't seen since my grandpa would bring a case of them up for us, and he would make sure to grab my favorite flavors, sour cream and onion. I have been pretty good in my discipline of eating them. I am not going to get carried away with chips again.
My last grandparent passed away, a week ago. I wasn't able to attend the funeral, which really sucked, big time, but that is just the way it goes. I now have zero grandparents, alive which sucks. Death is apart of life.
I am back to looking for a job, preferable a permanent one and sooner than later.
I was let go or put on "lay off" from the printing company that I had been working at, for the last 9 weeks-ish. I am welcome to come back tho, whenever they need me, however I can't wait for them to call me. I need something more permanent. I just don't have the lifestyle that allows for working and not working. It would work if I had a spouse who was the primary "bread winner" but since I don't have a spouse, I gotta be.
Thankfully, I purchased a portable a/c just before this heat and humidity settled in.
As far as the Whole30 plan, I have been sticking pretty closely to it. I have found some really good Paleo recipes which are what I am going to be making this week.
I found a good recipe for my favorite bread and that is Na'an bread, so soft and yummy. I do plan on making that, I have the ingredients for it along with pancakes. I was having issues with staying awake, so I went to the dr to see if he had any ideas as to why. There are two things that he want so to do, one, if it works the other isn't needed. Due to the change in my diet it seems that I am not getting enough complex carbohydrates so he suggested that I try adding that to my diet. I immediately though of Ezekiel bread which is a sprouted grain bread. I am not a bread person, unless it's for sandwiches even then I am super picky about the bread I eat. So, I picked up some Ezekial english type muffins, they are denser than normal english muffins, yet they are soft. When I was working I would eat half of one with breakfast then put sunflower seed butter on the other half and take it to work for a snack. For the couple of days that i did that I noticed a difference. I need to just be watchful that i don't go over board on adding stuff back in. I don't want to gain the weight back that I have lost.
I made a iffy choice and bought ice cream, a small amount but ice cream nonetheless. It was on sale, like a good sale, and I just bought it. However, I have been good and only eating a couple of spoonfuls at a time. I also ran across a brand of potato chips that i haven't seen since my grandpa would bring a case of them up for us, and he would make sure to grab my favorite flavors, sour cream and onion. I have been pretty good in my discipline of eating them. I am not going to get carried away with chips again.
My last grandparent passed away, a week ago. I wasn't able to attend the funeral, which really sucked, big time, but that is just the way it goes. I now have zero grandparents, alive which sucks. Death is apart of life.
I am back to looking for a job, preferable a permanent one and sooner than later.
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Life
6/4/17 -- So, over the last week or two I have been working 1 hour more than I am scheduled because we have been allowed to. I have been going in 1 hour earlier, every morning. I am thankful for that because that has allowed me to cover at least half of the hours lost due to the holiday. The temp. agency that I have been working thru doesn't pay holiday pay unless you have over 12,000 hours or something like that.
The relationship that I thought I had is no more. He stopped contacting me via text months ago with the excuse that he lost his phone. So, we had been communicating via google hangouts. It got to the point that I felt like I wasn't important enough and/or that he was lying to me. I finally let him know exactly how I felt, stoping short of using the words "we are done" and I just eliminated the hangouts app on my phone. I have zero interest in being in a relationship with someone who is lying to me, in one way shape or form. I am pretty much a single woman, now.
There is one other man that I met on the eHarmony website but I am not quite sure how this will go. He is far from the kind of man that I want to me married to, so I am not sure how long this will last. He does have some good qualities, whenever he comes for a visit he brings me flowers and we have decent conversations but he hasn't stayed very long. He is also pretty good looking.
There are qualities that he has that I know won't allow for any relationship that we could develop, to last very long. His view on relationships is so very different than mine, yet he respects my boundaries and we do have decent conversations about my views and his. He is a nurse that works 2 jobs and is making plans on going to school to complete his nursing degree, as in getting a Masters Degree. He lives 3 hours away from me but I have seen him more than the other guy.
Needless to say, I have subscribed to another dating site so that I see if I meet someone else, hopefully this time he will be more serious about a relationship and not play games with me. I really don't appreciate that in the least.
As far as the whole30 plan that I have been on, I have actually lost 7lbs and enough inches around the front to be able to button a blouse that I haven't been able to wear in a long while. I am continuing this plan for sometime more, the down side is that my wallet is quite a bit lighter, it is more expensive to purchase grass fed meat but for me, a single woman, it isn't quite as bad as someone with more to feed. However, for my budget, it can be tough. I will continue to do my best to work with this plan as long as I can.
The preparation to make good quality food is quite time consuming yet I know exactly what is going into my food, to me that makes it worth it. For me, I make my meals for the week on the weekend. I make one or two meals and eat them as leftovers. Due to the length of time for "lunch" I have been only taking a salad of some sort and one meal to to eat for supper. Since I am single it is easier to get away with not making a meal every day of the week. Of course, I have been making my own salad dressing/vinaigrette.
The relationship that I thought I had is no more. He stopped contacting me via text months ago with the excuse that he lost his phone. So, we had been communicating via google hangouts. It got to the point that I felt like I wasn't important enough and/or that he was lying to me. I finally let him know exactly how I felt, stoping short of using the words "we are done" and I just eliminated the hangouts app on my phone. I have zero interest in being in a relationship with someone who is lying to me, in one way shape or form. I am pretty much a single woman, now.
There is one other man that I met on the eHarmony website but I am not quite sure how this will go. He is far from the kind of man that I want to me married to, so I am not sure how long this will last. He does have some good qualities, whenever he comes for a visit he brings me flowers and we have decent conversations but he hasn't stayed very long. He is also pretty good looking.
There are qualities that he has that I know won't allow for any relationship that we could develop, to last very long. His view on relationships is so very different than mine, yet he respects my boundaries and we do have decent conversations about my views and his. He is a nurse that works 2 jobs and is making plans on going to school to complete his nursing degree, as in getting a Masters Degree. He lives 3 hours away from me but I have seen him more than the other guy.
Needless to say, I have subscribed to another dating site so that I see if I meet someone else, hopefully this time he will be more serious about a relationship and not play games with me. I really don't appreciate that in the least.
As far as the whole30 plan that I have been on, I have actually lost 7lbs and enough inches around the front to be able to button a blouse that I haven't been able to wear in a long while. I am continuing this plan for sometime more, the down side is that my wallet is quite a bit lighter, it is more expensive to purchase grass fed meat but for me, a single woman, it isn't quite as bad as someone with more to feed. However, for my budget, it can be tough. I will continue to do my best to work with this plan as long as I can.
The preparation to make good quality food is quite time consuming yet I know exactly what is going into my food, to me that makes it worth it. For me, I make my meals for the week on the weekend. I make one or two meals and eat them as leftovers. Due to the length of time for "lunch" I have been only taking a salad of some sort and one meal to to eat for supper. Since I am single it is easier to get away with not making a meal every day of the week. Of course, I have been making my own salad dressing/vinaigrette.
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